A/N – Thanks for the comments! Glad you liked the wedding and Luke's death.

Chapter 26

Claudia stretched and her eyes fluttered open, noting it was still dark and then immediately catching a glimpse of someone across the room making her almost bolt out of the bed.

"It's me," Johnny said softly.

"What are you doing here?"

"I never left." He had taken her home and she had fallen asleep in the car, so he carried her upstairs.

She was surprised. "I—thank you."

"You're having nightmares." He stood and moved to sit on the edge of the bed.

"I don't remember."

The moonlight softly illuminated the room.

"Did I wake you up?"

"It's okay. I'm a light sleeper."

She moved over. "Lay down."

His brow quirked and she grinned.

"You need your rest too. Please."

He kicked off his shoes and laid back. "Come here."

She laid her head on his chest. "You're comfy."

"I aim to please."

Shutting her eyes, she concentrated on the rise and fall of his chest. "Goodnight, Johnny."

"Good night Claudia."

For the first time in a long time, she fell asleep with a smile on her face.

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Liz stretched and groaned as an amused Jason watched. "Five more minutes."

His chest rumbled and she patted him like a pillow and snuggled into him. "Did you sleep okay?"

"Yes because I love falling asleep in your arms."

His fingers glanced against her arm, making her shiver.

"Ugh, I hate my bladder," she said before sitting up and swiping her hand through her hair.

He watched as she stretched again and then padded to the bathroom in all her naked glory. When she came back, he smiled.

"What?"

"You are even more beautiful with my child in your belly."

Her cheeks reddened making him grin.

He got up and used the bathroom and then they cuddled for a while.

"Are you hungry, baby?"

"Soon. I just like how you feel."

"You think Sonny will be mad if I tell him that I've decided to stay in bed with my wife forever."

She grinned. "Do you really care?"

He chuckled. "You have a point. I could give Micah a shoot to kill order."

"Is he here?"

"Yes."

"Do you know where Lucky is?"

"Yes."

She propped herself up on her forearm. "Really?"

"He's been chasing after Sam. I think he wants to recruit her."

"What an ass."

"He hasn't found her. We're letting him do the work for us. Paulie is trailing him. We put a tracking device on his car."

She rolled her eyes at his idiocy.

"I need to make sure Sam isn't a threat. When Lucky serves his purpose, Paulie will bring him in."

"That simple?"

"Yes."

"You know, when you're like this, you're so hot."

"Like what?"

"Confident, secure, a little bit cocky…"

He smirked. "How hot?"

"If you make me some chocolate chip pancakes for breakfast, I might have you for dessert."

He tugged her closer and kissed her. "You've got yourself a deal."

Before she could blink, he slipped out of bed and put on his briefs and ran downstairs.

Elizabeth rubbed her belly. "Your daddy is a keeper." She ran into the bathroom and took a quick shower and joined him.

He noticed her damp hair. "You didn't want to take one with me?"

"Are you pouting again?"

He averted his eyes and she chuckled.

"I can take another shower, Jason."

He put the plate down in front of her and she clapped her hands, making him smile. "Dig in."

She did just that as he grabbed his plate and sat across from her. "So good," she groaned.

"Drink some milk," he said pushing her glass towards her.

Her nose bunched up.

"How about if I add a little chocolate?"

She happily nodded.

He got up and rifled around in the refrigerator. Audrey had helped stock it for him since she knows what Cam and Liz like the most.

He poured some chocolate into the class and stirred it up.

"You want to take a walk in a bit?"

"Sure."

She wanted to see the backyard and there was one other thing on her mind. "Maybe you can show me my surprise afterwards?"

He grinned. "I thought you forgot."

She shook her head. "You do know me, right?"

"Yes, I can show you after our shower."

They kissed and then she finished her milk and they cleaned up and headed upstairs and Jason turned on the shower and got in. He had just rinsed the shampoo out of his hair when she moved in back of him. She eagerly perused his body as Jason watched her. Finally, she grabbed the soap and started to rub it on his chest, her gentle touch making his blood rush down as he begins to harden. "Turn around."

He does as he is told and she caresses his back and then grips his cheeks. "God, I love your body."

She slips around him and lathers up her hands with a smirk on her face and grabs his erection and things completely get out of hand as Jason takes her against the cold tiles.

"I don't think I'll ever get enough of you," he whispers in her ear.

"I'm going to miss doing this soon." Her belly is growing more every day, and soon they'll have to be more careful.

"It will give you something to look forward too."

"True, now I want my other surprise."

He smiled. "Let's go."

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Johnny sat down a plate of eggs, toast, and bacon in front of Claudia and she grinned.

"This looks so good."

"Here's some juice too."

He disappeared into the kitchen and she took a bite of the omelet and it was so good, she quickly ate some more.

Johnny sat across from her. "How is it?"

"Great. I didn't know you could cook."

"Can you?"

"I'm pretty good, but I'm not the best baker."

"Neither am I. There's a rumor that Elizabeth can make really good brownies."

Claudia perked up. "She's holding back on us?"

"Definitely."

They finished the meal in silence and Claudia leaned backwards. "Thank you for spoiling me."

"I was hoping for more thanks than that."

"Come here."

He moved to her side as she stood and then was pulled into a mind blowing kiss. When they finally broke apart, she grinned. "One week."

"For?"

"Our first night."

"Claudia…"

"I'll be fine. I'm not waiting any longer. It's torture and I don't like torture."

He gave her a quick peck. "We'll see."

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Jason led Elizabeth to a bench overlooking a big pond.

"It's beautiful here."

They had walked further than he had realized. The pond is on the far side of the property.

"Do you think it's safe?"

He looked down to meet her gaze. "What do you mean?" The entire property is fenced in and there are cameras everywhere.

"For Cam?"

"I don't think he'd get a chance to get this far from the house. The pool is gated and there will be a guard monitoring cameras. We have motion cameras out here that will alert them. Besides, any time someone leaves through the back or front door, a sensor goes off alerting the guards."

"That might help when he's a teenager."

"Did you sneak out a lot?"

"Hell yeah."

Jason shook his head. "So you were always trouble?"

Her mouth dropped open. "Jason Morgan!"

"What? You won't be able to blame his truancy on me. I was supposedly in boarding school."

She rolled her eyes. "I need to talk to your sister to see what dirt she has on you."

Jason chuckled. "You think she'll side with you?"

"Hell yeah, at least on this subject."

"Family…"

Her head rested against his arm as she clasped his hand. His phone vibrated in his pocket and he groaned.

"Go ahead," she said, knowing one of them had to have their phone in case something happened with Cam.

"Claudia?"

"Hey. If you're having sex, hang up."

Jason's eyes narrowed. "You really think I would have answered if I was?"

"Touche. I need to talk to Elizabeth."

"Can we put you on speaker?"

"Yes."

He pulled the phone away and pressed a button. "Go ahead."

"Elizabeth Morgan! You are in big trouble."

Liz's eyes grew big. "What did I do now?"

"It's what you didn't do."

Liz frowned. "I have no idea what you are talking about."

"One word—brownies."

Liz grinned. "And?"

"And? You have been holding out on me."

"I haven't made them in forever."

"Well, I think you'll be making them this week."

She sighed. "Fine. I guess you deserve them. I'm thinking about have a get together in a couple of days so everyone can see the house."

"You got a house?"

"Yup. Sucks being me, doesn't it?"

Claudia laughed. "Definitely. Well, I just wanted to tease you. Have fun with your man toy."

Liz cracked up.

"The look on his face is priceless, isn't it?"

"Yup. Tell Johnny I said hello."

"He just left."

"He slept over?"

Jason groaned.

"Of course he did, but relax, we haven't sealed the deal—yet."

"Can you keep it to yourself when you do?" Jason asked.

Claudia's laughter rang out. "There is nothing about me that is quiet."

Jason's face reddened and Liz chuckled.

"Later Mr. and Mrs. Morgan."

"Love you Claudia," Liz said.

Claudia's eyes teared. "Right back at ya."

Jason slipped the phone into his pocket. "I didn't realize you two had gotten that close."

"We talked a lot. She's like a sister to me. When my whole world was turned upside, she was by my side and she found my son. I can never repay her for that except to be a good friend. She might be all tough on the outside, but on the inside, she's just a girl who wants to be loved and respected just like the rest of us. You should be thanking her."

The wicked look on her face wasn't lost on him. "And why is that?"

"Because it's due to her that I've been so forward with you."

His head tilted. "You talked about sex—with Claudia?"

"Yeah. I told her that you made me feel sexy and I wasn't used to that and she said you'd like it if I played that up and had fun with it."

He licked his lips as he gazed into her beautiful eyes. "Is that where the potty mouth came from?"

She laughed and blushed. "Yes, but you said you liked it."

"I did. Do you want to know why?"

His sexy voice was making her want to get naked again. "Why?"

"Because I wouldn't have pegged you for being dirty, so it's definitely a turn on."

She stood between his legs. "Can the guards see us?"

"Not right now. I told them to only turn on the fence cameras while we're out here."

"So it was always your plan to seduce me on this bench?"

"Well, I can't seduce you on the bench I really want to…."

"On the docks?"

He nodded and then she grabbed his face and kissed him as she slid onto his lap.

"Can you overdose on sex?" she asked as he grinned.

"I would like to find out."

"Feel under my dress."

He lifted her sun dress and then groaned. "You are very dirty." His finger surged into her wetness and she gasped.

"Ride me."

She bit her lip as she moved against his finger and then moaned when she felt the nip of his teeth against her nipple.

Her head fell back as she called out his name, encouraging him to stroke her faster. And right before she fell over the edge, he stopped to free himself and then guided himself inside of her. "You were meant for me."

She bounced harder. "Ugh, baby I'm so close."

"Uh, I want to come inside you."

"Yes!"

He moved faster, making her grip his shirt tighter so she didn't fall to far backwards. When she moved forward, he brushed against her g-spot and Elizabeth chanted his name as she began to tremble. Her muscles tightened around him and he started to pant. "Elizabeth!" Her name left his lips right before he began to fill her up and after a violent shudder, she fell into his chest as he continued to move until he was spent.

"I think I like doing this outside."

Another tremor went through his body due to her confession. "God, I love you."

She pulled back as she felt him twitch inside of her. "You think we can try on the motorcycle."

He groaned. "I'll think of something." There is no way he could drive and fuck her at the same time, but he'd figure out a way to position her while it was parked.

She gave him a quick peck. "We need to go get our son soon."

"Just a few more minutes."

She settled against him and they watched the ducks in the pond for a while before heading back.

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Liz grinned as they moved forward with just his hands covering her eyes.

"Okay, open."

His fingers fell away and she gasped. "Oh my God."

He had turned a small house, just a few steps away from theirs, into an outdoor studio.

The front was glass from floor to ceiling. "It moves so you can open it up when it's warm. There's also a curtain that covers it." He pushed a button and they closed.

There were easels set up and multi level cart that had brushes and all sorts of art accessories. A couch with a throw on it adorned the far wall and when she looked up, her eyes locked in on the beautiful sky window.

"Jason, this is…." Her voice trailed off as she started to cry. "It's so perfect. Thank you so much."

She rushed into his arms as he held her tight.

"I'm hoping it will inspire you."

"It does." They kissed and then she walked around the large room and checked everything out. "You thought of everything."

"I had help. We paid off an art student at PCU to stock it."

"Well, they did a great job."

They hugged again.

"Let's go get Cam."

They walked hand in hand to the car and made their way to the Audrey's house.

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Cam was so excited that Audrey couldn't help but laugh. He was already packed and ran to the door every time a car passed by.

He had tossed and turned a little the night before, but eventually, he had fallen asleep.

"He's doing a little better," Alfred said.

"I know. I'll miss them." As much as she was happy about the house, that just meant hers will be empty again.

"You know they'll visit."

She nodded as her arms folded around her body like she is giving herself comfort.

"They're here!" Cam yelled before running back into the living room, grabbing his back pack. The guards had already come earlier and took a load of his toys and clothes as well as some of Elizabeth's things.

Liz opened the door and Jason followed her inside.

"Mommy! I'm ready!"

Liz laughed. "Hey baby," she said kneeling down. "Mommy missed you so much."

"Missed you too."

They embraced for a moment.

"I think your dad needs a hug too."

Cam looked up at Jason and smiled and then was lifted into the air. He laid his head on Jason's shoulder while he got a back rub.

"Are you ready for your surprise?"

He nodded. "Can we go?"

"Hold on, I need to speak to Grams."

Audrey handed her a bag. "That's dinner."

"You didn't have to do that."

"I know, but I wanted to."

Liz put it down and gave her a hug. "Thank you so much for watching over him and taking care of us. I love you so much."

"I'm going to miss him."

She pulled back and wiped a tear off her grandmother's cheek. "I'll bring him back often or you can come visit us there."

"I know. I'm just being emotional."

Liz gave her a kiss and then to Alfred's surprise, she embraced him. "Thank you for taking care of her for me. She means everything."

"I feel the same way."